Budget S-Video/Composite-to-VGA box

[skurk]

I bought a standalone TV Tuner box for my C64DTV.  It accepts composite, vga, RF etc. and has one VGA output.  Works like a charm.

There's loads of them on ebay, for example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/CT100-External-TV-Tuner-Box-For-LCD-TFT-CRT-800x600_W0QQitemZ140061384439QQihZ004QQcategoryZ3761QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/TV-Tuner-Box-w-Remote-LCD-TV-BOX-MPEG4-Video-Capture_W0QQitemZ220056158239QQihZ012QQcategoryZ3761QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/TV-Tuner-Box-for-Computer-Monitor-CRT-and-15-pin-DB-LCD_W0QQitemZ170057300162QQihZ007QQcategoryZ3761QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Prices range from $10-$60.  I got mine for $10, and use it daily when challenging my co-workers in Summer Games.

[skurk]

I can only speak from my own experience here (and that's with one unit called "Gadmei TV3488E").

My unit doesn't work on CRT's, but the ones I linked to above seem to support both CRT and LCD screens.

As for the quality, I have only tested it on the C64DTV and regular TV signals, and the quality is quite OK.  A little noise here and there, like what you would expect on a regular TV.  I guess you get what you pay for, in my case $10.

Worth a try, IMO.